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Book

Parenting from the inside out : how a deeper self-understanding can help you raise children who thrive

Call Number

  • 649.1 S5715 2014 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

10th anniversay edition.

Publication Information

New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA), [2014]

Physical Description

xxiv, 311 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Summary

Explores the extent to which our childhood experiences shape the way we parent, drawing on new findings in neurobiology and attachment research and explaining how interpersonal relationships directly impact the development of the brain. Offers parents a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of their own life stories.

Contents

  • How we remember : experience shapes who we are
  • How we perceive reality : constructing the stories of our lives
  • How we feel : emotion in our internal and interpersonal worlds
  • How we communicate : making connections
  • How we attach : relationships between children and parents
  • How we make sense of our lives : adult attachment
  • How we keep it together and how we fall apart : the high road and the low road
  • How we disconnect and reconnect : rupture and repair
  • How we develop mindsight : compassion and reflective dialogues.

Subjects

Added Authors

Mary Hartzell